Leslie Gould è un'autrice bestseller i cui romanzi approfondiscono le complessità dello spirito umano, concentrandosi in particolare sulla forza interiore delle donne. La sua scrittura è caratterizzata da una prosa ricca e descrittiva che immerge i lettori in paesaggi storici ed emotivi. Gould intreccia abilmente narrazioni avvincenti con profonde esplorazioni della fede, della famiglia e della resilienza. Il suo lavoro offre una miscela distintiva di narrazione coinvolgente e riflessione ponderata su temi duraturi.
Leisel left her Amish roots for a career in medicine. She has an English boyfriend and big dreams--but these come crashing down when her sister is diagnosed with cancer. Soon nothing is going as planned. With difficult choices to make, will she stick to the traditions of her past--or learn from the story of a WWII ancestor and embrace a life of uncertainty?
Marie Bachmann has always been the good Amish daughter. But when two men, a Mennonite farmhand and a bishop's rebellious son, show interest in her, she finds herself at a crossroads. On a journey to Florida and back, she grapples with her heart, finding inspiration and hope for the future in the story of a brave Civil War-era ancestor.
When Joel and Shani Beck arrive at their new home on Juneberry Lane in Lancaster, PA, they’re looking for peace. Joel’s recently returned from Iraq and is recuperating, and Shani is just happy to have her family back together. They can’t imagine any trouble with their Amish neighbors, the Lehmans, but things get off to a rocky start when their son accidently hurts Simon, one of the Lehman boys. Timothy Lehman, a widower, is the family patriarch and demands the Beck boy work in Simon’s place. Tensions escalate, but Shani can’t help but be drawn to Eve Lehman, Timothy’s sister, who runs the household. The two begin to form a strong friendship forged on faith and family, and things seem like they’ve quieted down until Joel’s single and handsome army friend Charlie catches Eve’s eye. Suddenly, life for both families becomes more complicated than any of them could have ever imagined.